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After the Trump administration launched a massive Immigrations and Customs Enforcement operation in Minnesota, protesters gathered to defend immigrant neighbors. Renee Nicole Good, a mother of a six year old, showed up with her wife and dog to film altercations between officers and community members. What happened next changed everything. Guest: Jon Collins, senior reporter on the Minnesota Public Radio News race, class and communities team. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Ethan Oberman, Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme and Rob Gunther.

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Political Gabfest - The “Is Trump the Gorilla and America the Kid?” Edition Jun 02, 2016

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David Plotz and Emily Bazelon along

with Adam Davidson talk about why some Democrats don't appreciate

Hillary, and about the President's new overtime rule. The three also

debate who to blame for the untimely death of a gorilla at a Cincinnati

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Slate Money - The Villains Edition May 28, 2016

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On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss the baddies of the week.

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

-Why Peter Thiel is funding Hulk Hogan's crusade against Gawker.

-The IMF says maybe Neoliberalism wasn't so great.

-Florida's failed algorithm for recidivism.

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - A Bird with a Broken Wing May 28, 2016

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Despite many appearances to the contrary, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer this week told an interviewer that the Court has not been diminished by the Senate’s inability to fill its empty seat. On this episode, Dahlia considers that claim with The Atlantic’s Garrett Epps. She is also joined by legal scholar Jonathan Adler, who weighs in on Donald Trump’s recently released shortlist of potential Supreme Court nominees. Adler counts himself among the conservatives who are deeply troubled by the prospect of Trump’s impact on the judiciary were he to be elected president.

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Political Gabfest - The "Weiner" Edition May 26, 2016

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David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon discuss Hillary Clinton's strategy to rise above scandals, the three discuss the new documentary “Weiner,” and they weigh in on the new twist in the Gawker v. Hulk Hogan case- Peter Thiel.

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Slate Money - The Finance vs Business Edition May 21, 2016

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On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org and Time's Rana Foroohar, author of Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance & the Fall of American Businessdiscuss the current state of capitalism.

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

-How Wall Street is choking our economy and how to fix it

-Why America doesn't make things anymore.

-What happened to the American dream of home ownership.

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Political Gabfest - The “I Threw a Chair in Reno Just to Watch it Fly” Edition May 19, 2016

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John Dickerson, David Plotz and Emily Bazelon discuss the threat of a Democratic Party fracture, the latest polls on Donald Trump's popularity and the Supreme Court's action plan with its current team of eight.

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Slate Money - The Peer Pressure Edition May 14, 2016

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On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss loans and investments.

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

-There's trouble at the Lending Club.

-Google pulls all payday loans ads.

-Why public pensions are still investing in hedge funds.

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Memory Lane May 14, 2016

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Dahlia sits down with Tony Mauro of the National Law Journal to listen to highlights from the Supreme Court’s 2015 term. And she speaks with Politico’s Josh Gerstein about recent non-developments in the non-confirmation of SCOTUS nominee Merrick Garland.

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Political Gabfest - The "Goofy Elizabeth Warren" Edition May 12, 2016

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David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the meeting between Paul Ryan and Donald Trump, the accusation that Facebook is manipulating its trending news algorithm and the three discuss the showdown between North Carolina and the Federal Government on the topic of transgender rights.

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Slate Money - The Frack You Edition May 07, 2016

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On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cath O’Neil of mathbabe.org and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann are joined by the New Yorker's James Surowiecki.

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

-“Drop a tear for those who own non-voting corporate stock.”

-The US oil industry goes bottom-up.

-You can now sue your bank.

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